Gov slashes energy support by 70%
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has confirmed a reduction to energy support for businesses from Saturday 1 April.
Archives for January 9, 2023
Fuller’s pub shuts doors
Customers have flooded to social media in solidarity for the Ship in Southwark, central London, which has shut permanently due to circumstances beyond its control.
Curious to ‘double in size’ after Wild Beer buy
Curious Brewery will ‘double’ the size of its operations after acquiring Wild Beer Co’s range of beers after the Somerset brewer entered administration and reportedly made its workforce redundant.
Fuller's and Made in Hackney partnership raises £5,000
Pub operator and brewer Fuller, Smith and Turner has raised £5,000 with plant-based burger sales through its partnership with cookery school and emergency food support service, Made in Hackney.
Single-use plastic plates and cutlery to be banned
Single-use items like plastic plates, cutlery and trays will be banned in England, the Government has confirmed.
Xmas worse than predicted for 2 in 5 pubs
The festive trading period was a mixed bag for pubs, with some struggling but others finding it better than expected.
Punch Pubs reports revenue rise to £285m
Punch Pubs has reported revenue of £284.4m in its latest results – a rise of 94% from last year.
Albert’s Schloss operator’s 26% lfl Xmas boost
Albert’s Schloss operator Mission Mars has reported a jolly Christmas with a 26% like-for-like (lfl) sales boost during December versus last year.
Borough council scraps Cumulative Impact area
Melton Borough Council has removed its Cumulative Impact Policy and has adopted a new Statement of Licensing Policy, which has now taken effect.
Xmas drinks sales show 'negative comparisons'
December’s drinks sales showed positive year-on-year growth within the on-trade but remained well below pre-pandemic levels, the latest Drinks Recovery Tracker from CGA by NielsenIQ has revealed.
Top 50 Gastropubs
Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list unveiled
The 2023 Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list will be announced in full later this month (Monday 23 January).
The Lock In Podcast
Price of a pint
How are you handling your pricing? The Lock In team tackle the difficult questions as inflation runs rampant - how much can you put your prices up by?